Bluetooth fix? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Any word on a fix for broken Bluetooth? I haven't had much time to look around to see if a fix has been post due to work but this constant disconnect between my phone and tablet is getting annoying now. I rely on Bluetooth for Tablet Talk.
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Nothing that I have seen yet. My jambox is useless when WiFi is on with bluetooth. Constant stuttering.

New fix is supposed to be on the way. 4.2.2 has been released to some Google employees and is being tested for release to the public. Supposed to fix lag and BT.
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Anyone else having wifi connection issues with 4.2.1?

I only got my n7 a couple of weeks ago and almost immediately updated to 4.2. I didn't notice any issues. Immediately after the 4.2.1 update I keep getting random connection issues. I have to turn wifi off and on to resolve it.
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gk1984 said:
I only got my n7 a couple of weeks ago and almost immediately updated to 4.2. I didn't notice any issues. Immediately after the 4.2.1 update I keep getting random connection issues. I have to turn wifi off and on to resolve it.
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I had the issue.. 32gb version in the US with the sep build. I actually had it prior to to 4.2.1. I ended up going into advanced properties and changing wifi to always on. Drains battery, but fewer need to turn wifi off and back on.
Tony
Yes. I have WiFi disconnects and random reboots since the new update .
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I use WiFi Fixer downloaded from Google Play. When the connection is dropped it automatically reconnects after a second or two.
Same on my 7 WiFi stops working at random times turn WiFi off and on fixes it, only started after 4.2.1 update
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Thanks for confirming everyone. I have wifi always on and still have the issue. Hopefully it gets fixed...
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Same issue after 4.2.1
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How do we make Google aware of these bugs?
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My WiFi is always on and tethered to my evo3d at least 8 hours a day. Not a single problem under 4.2.1.
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Just to clarify, i'm having this problem 100% stock. Not rooted what so ever. Roms/kernels could have this eliminated. But I wouldn't know.
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I rolled back too 4.1.1 then updated 4.1.2/4.2/4.2.1 now WiFi work's again no more disconnect....
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No wifi internet / e-mail / notifications after 4.2.1
I am having a similar issue. Stock Nexus 7, never rooted, installed the 4.2.1 update when it was pushed. Since then I can connect to wifi connections but there is no internet access. While the icon in the upper right has small flashing arrow like data is being sent back and forth, the icon remains gray and no internet-requiring services on the tablet work. I've tried everything that I (and Google Play and Asus support) could think of with no luck.
The only thing they could come up with at the end was to restore the tablet to factory settings. Unfortunately I have application data that I need to back up that I can't access by accessing the internal storage using my laptop (I'm stock, remember?).
So I'm between a rock and a hard place here. Anyone have any suggestions? It was very frustrating when the Asus representative suggested I use the built-in backup and restore feature:
Me: "That requires internet access to work right?
Asus representative: "Oh....right..."
My Wi-Fi on both my Nexus 7's is very slow. They stay connected fine but I'm getting about 150kbps download speeds. I factory reset one of them to no prevail. Anyone have any insight on this or heard of others with this issue? All my other devices work fine on the same Wi-Fi connection and I tried turning everything else off so just the Nexi where connected to see if the speeds are faster, but they aren't. I'm stock on both devices and both are the 16gb version, one older than the other.
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GiantJay said:
My Wi-Fi on both my Nexus 7's is very slow. They stay connected fine but I'm getting about 150kbps download speeds. I factory reset one of them to no prevail. Anyone have any insight on this or heard of others with this issue? All my other devices work fine on the same Wi-Fi connection and I tried turning everything else off so just the Nexi where connected to see if the speeds are faster, but they aren't. I'm stock on both devices and both are the 16gb version, one older than the other.
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Known issue. I logged a bug with Google and there's actually several open bugs reporting wifi issues. So far, none of the bugs are being picked up by google officially.
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Veeery Slow
quincyquinn said:
I rolled back too 4.1.1 then updated 4.1.2/4.2/4.2.1 now WiFi work's again no more disconnect....
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I've tried this same thing, and as soon as I installed 4.2, WiFi went to sh**. Completely stock.
So turning wifi off then on seems to be the generally excepted quick fix?
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r0zj0k3r said:
I've tried this same thing, and as soon as I installed 4.2, WiFi went to sh**. Completely stock.
So turning wifi off then on seems to be the generally excepted quick fix?
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Or use Static IPs. That solved it for me. I had to ask my company to provide a reservation for my MAC Address. It's like back in the 90s when Wifi started coming out using the BellLabs/Lucent chipset.

Bluetooth Tethering Booster?

I use Open Garden to Bluetooth tether to my Nexus 7 from Galaxy S3,generally its not too bad but sometimes the connection appears to either time out or just become weak where I have to restart the phone.
I realize this is most likely my carriers data but I'm wondering if there is an app like a Bluetooth tether booster or anything else I can install on my Nexus and/or my Galaxy S3 that might be beneficial.
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Unfortunately, Bluetooth SPP (serial port profile) is pretty unstable. Without a constant keep-alive, it will time out, as you have noted.
The way I mitigate this is by having a constant ping stream in the background. You can find an app that will do constant pings in the Play Store.
Yeah I did notice that despite me setting Bluetooth timeout to never
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Horrible WiFi performance when Bluetooth is active...

So I just picked up a LG HBS-700 Bluetooth headset and love it, but I've noticed that when I'm using it my WiFi performance is reduced to almost nothing. As soon as I turn it off, WiFi is great. I can replicate/recreate the problem every time.
Anyone know if there is a way to fix this, or is it that the N7 just can't do both at the same time?
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WiFi and Bluetooth are using the same / similar frequencies, so it's obvious that there are interdependencies. You could try to change the channel of your WiFi to see whether it's becoming better.
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Bluetooth and WiFi uses the same chip set to transfer data... So when you're using Bluetooth and WiFi a the same time there will be a kind of slowdown, even hiccups sometimes.... Hardware limitation...
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Yikes...so when they developed the Nexus 7 it never occurred to them...even once...that without expandable storage we would likely need to rely on streaming, not to mention Netflix, I Heart Radio, Pandora, etc...and that we would probably want to use a Bluetooth headset? That's fricken horrible.

Music over Bluetooth

I'm trying to listen to music over Bluetooth on my Jawbone era headset and everything seems like someone is playing the music faster than normal. Any ideas what is causing it?
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I'm trying to listen to music over Bluetooth on my Jawbone era headset and everything seems like someone is playing the music faster than normal. Any ideas what is causing it?
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I don't know what causes it but I simply disconnect my Bluetooth headset and reconnect. I do it as much time as possible until it doesn't happen again. It doesn't happen very often so that's good. Also you can try to unregister it from the phone and re-register the headset again. Maybe its a Bluetooth bug or something. It happens on my iPhone 4 as well.
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Got it fixed. I think it was a kernel issue or something I added to the Rom.
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[Q] my nexus 4 bluetooth ruins the wifi (drops)

So, when I turn on the bluetooth and connect it to anything, like headset or stereos, speakers, there is some wifi drops every 10 seconds or less which is so annoying, cant watch a youtube video or browse easy and everything is ruined, so how to fix that? And is that only me? Im rooting my phone next week, cause that was a replacement and on my old nexus 4 never used bluetooth after 7 months , so dunno if i had that on my old nexus 4 or not.
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I have the same issue, when you use Bluetooth it interferes the 2.4GHz radio waves created via WiFi chip, 5GHz works fine on WiFi with Bluetooth on.
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Sorry im not good at these hardware stuff, but how can i change it? Is it in the router settings or inside the phone, thanks!
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naierakram said:
Sorry im not good at these hardware stuff, but how can i change it? Is it in the router settings or inside the phone, thanks!
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Unfortunately that is where the problem comes in, I am not sure if it is hardware or software which is causing the issue.
If you want to keep connection on WiFi with Bluetooth then for now you have to use a Wireless Router which supports 5GHz (to enable support on Nexus 4 go to settings, WiFi, advanced and then Wi-Fi frequency band which will show up a list, choose "Auto" for 5GHz and 2.4GHz).
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Its software, fixed in android 4.3
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naierakram said:
Its software, fixed in android 4.3
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It's not fixed when I receive a call in my car the n4 drops wifi. And that was the main reason for getting a wifi router in my car. I'm on 4.3 My galaxy Nexus does not have that problem. This needs to be fixed soon.
I dunno, its fixed since i flashed the 4.3 paranoid android rom, and google support sent an email saying that its fixed in android 4.3 and they said that cause i called them several times because of that issue, Ive never had this issue on my gnex, but I had the gnex when it was on 4.1.2, i heard that its a bug in 4.2.
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